Libyan Dream - Musik

The Sun City Girls Were A United States Experimental Rock Band Formed In Phoenix Arizona In 1982. The Members Were Alan Bishop Bass Guitar Vocals His Brother Richard Bishop Guitar Piano And The Late Charles Gocher Drums . Their Name Was Inspired By Sun City Arizona An Arizona Retirement Community. They Found Little Mainstream Success And Never Really Sought Any But They Continue To Inspire A Devoted Cult Following And Have Recorded Numerous Critically Acclaimed Albums Released In Small Editions By Labels Like Placebo Majora Eclipse Records Amarillo Records And Their Own Abduction Imprint. Critic Steve Leggett Writes "Throughout Its History SCG Has Remained A Challenging Unpredictable And Eclectic Musical Unit Operating Outside The Commercially Driven Aspirations Of The Mainstream Recording Industry And The Group Has Become Somewhat Of A Beacon To Independent Musicians And Artists Everywhere." 1 Writing In The Village Voice Ted Hendrickson Argues "They've Never Made Any Sense Conventionally Speaking And That's What Makes Them Fun." 2 Originating From The Arizona Punk Rock Scene Which Included Meat Puppets JFA And The The Feederz Sun City Girls Quickly Began To Incorporate Lengthy Improvisations Beat Poetry Surf Music Jazz Tape Music And Elements Of South Asian South American Middle Eastern And African Musics. SCG Performances Were Often Wildly Unpredictable Sometimes Verging On Performance Art With Elaborate Costumes Kabuki-Inspired Makeup And The Creation Of A Festive Ritualistic Atmospshere With Audience Participation. The Group's Interest In Mysticism Paranormal Topics Especially UFOs Religious Cults And Other Esoterica Is Often Manifested In Their Song Titles Lyrics And Album Art. Until The Late 1980s Most Of The Band's Releases Were Issued On Audio Cassettes Which Gained Legendary Status Among Cassette Culture Enthusiasts. But A Shift To The LP Format Had Already Begun With Seminal Records Such As Sun City Girls 1984 Grotto Of Miracles 1986 Torch Of The Mystics 1990 Dawn Of The Devi 1991 Bright Surroundings Dark Beginnings 1993 And Kaliflower 1994 . Dante's Disneyland Inferno And 330 003 Crossdressers From Beyond The Rig Veda Both Double-CDs Released In 1996 Were Perhaps The Pinnacle Of The Band's Aesthetic. Frequent SCG Collaborators In Recent Years Have Included Violinist Eyvind Kang And Sound Engineer Scott Colburn. The Sun City Girls Band Remaining Members Currently Reside In Seattle Washington. Alan Bishop Heads The Label Sublime Frequencies And Performs And Releases Records Under The Names Alvarius B And Uncle Jim. In The Early 1980s He Was In The Shortlived Band Paris 1942 With Maureen Tucker From The Velvet Underground. In 2005 He Edited A Compilation Titled Crime And Dissonance Of Ennio Morricone's Late 1960s And Early 1970s Soundtrack Work. Rick Bishop Performs As A Solo Guitarist Under The Name Sir Richard Bishop. Charles Gocher Released A Solo CD Called Pint-Sized Spartacus In 1997 And Performed With A Number Of Groups Including The Master Musicians Of Bukkake Tripod And The New Session People. Gocher Died After A Long Battle With Cancer On February 19 2007. 3 After His Death Alan And Rick Announced That They Would No Longer Perform Or Record Music Using The Sun City Girls Name. However They Do Plan To Release Existing Archival Sun City Girls Recordings As Time Permits. read less